--- description: Protesters threw shoes, bottles and candles at police officers as violent scuffles broke out title: Paris Climate Talks: Protests Turn Violent, 200 Arrested image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348f7ad03e7d40df/698873058e060105e846387a/gettyimages-499213912.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 200 Arrested Amid Violent Protests at Paris Climate Talks by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 30, 2015 9:29 AM CUT  Demonstrators fight with police during the forbidden COP21 demonstration on November 29, 2015 in Paris, France. Demonstrators fight with police during the forbidden COP21 demonstration on November 29, 2015 in Paris, France.Patrick Aventurier—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 30, 2015 9:29 AM CUT French police [arrested](http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/30/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-conference/index.html "undefined") over 200 people in the country’s capital Paris on Sunday, after protests against global warming that broke out on the sidelines of this week’s climate talks turned violent. Hundreds turned up at the city’s Place de la Republique despite warnings against mass demonstrations and threw shoes, bottles and even candles picked up from a nearby memorial to the 130 victims of this month’s Paris terrorist attacks, CNN reported. Officers retaliated by deploying tear gas on the protesters and making mass arrests. The Paris terrorist attacks, and the heightened security concerns resulting from them, have prompted authorities to warn against mass demonstrations. More peaceful protesters showed their dissent by placing rows of shoes on the street to represent their inability to physically be present. Close to 150 world leaders are in Paris for the Conference of Parties or COP21, also known as the Paris Climate Change Conference, an annual summit to discuss solutions to global environmental issues. \[[_CNN_](http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/30/europe/france-paris-cop21-climate-change-conference/index.html "undefined")\] **Read next**: [What to Know About the Paris Climate Change Conference](http://time.com/4123568/paris-climate-conference-preview/?xid=homepage "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/"},"headline":"200 Arrested Amid Violent Protests at Paris Climate Talks","datePublished":"2015-11-30T09:29:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:57:10.421Z","description":"Protesters threw shoes and bottles at police officers, who retaliated by deploying tear gas","url":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/","keywords":["France","protests","Arrests","paris","summit","paris attacks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348f7ad03e7d40df/698873058e060105e846387a/gettyimages-499213912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348f7ad03e7d40df/698873058e060105e846387a/gettyimages-499213912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Climate Change Demonstrations Take Place In Paris Ahead of COP21","caption":"Climate Change Demonstrations Take Place In Paris Ahead of COP21","creditText":"Patrick Aventurier—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/","name":"200 Arrested Amid Violent Protests at Paris Climate Talks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Parisians Fill Square With Shoes To Urge Climate Change Reform","description":"Parisians filled a public square with shoes and urged world leaders to take action on climate change at the U.N.'s environmental conference in Paris.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eIoeZZYq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-29T18:25:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eIoeZZYq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/","duration":"PT55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4129017/paris-protests-climate-talks-violent-arrests-200/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```